Batman and Harley Quinn (2017) User Reviews

Funny and well themed

[rogertang-39880 · 7/10 · 29 April 2019]

I enjoyed this movie. The animation was simple, but it was clearly a particular style they were going for, and it was well executed.

The jokes I found were entertaining, and the dialogue good also. I like how it's not made for kids.

Quirky & Strange but oddly enjoyable

[morty-58-757170 · 7/10 · 27 August 2017]

I didn't take this movie quite as serious as some who've reviewed it here on IMDb. Their views are perfectly valid and insightful and I for one appreciate their efforts; I guess I just assumed this movie was going to be offbeat (due to the title) and went in just hoping to be entertained not to have a life-changing experience. Guess what?! I really was (entertained that is)! In my opinion, it was just the right amount of nostalgia for Batman The Animated Series (BTAS) of the 90's with a bit of modern WTF & OMG thrown in for good measure. I was genuinely shocked a couple of times (you'll know when you get to THAT scene) and laughed out loud at others (keep your eyes out for the Batusi!!) Thought I must admit, I really missed Arleen Sorkin's voice as Harley. Not sure what happened there WB?! I mean, it seems like a no brainer to bring her back if you bring everyone else from BTAS back (just sayin').

One way you might be able to enjoy 'Batman & Harley Quinn' more is if you just look at it as a really long "lost episode" of BTAS, not an addition to the DC Animated Universe. That's what I found myself doing. I didn't love every single episode of BTAS (gasp!) but I did love the entire series overall. There are people who will trash this film, stating that it somehow destroyed their childhood, but honestly, if that's the case then they took it WAY too seriously. It was exactly what the title implied; a crazy hybrid story that intertwines Batman (and Nightwing) with a Harley Quinn story. My suggestion is this: if you are hankerin' for an animated film, want to be entertained and maybe kill 75 min., watch this quirky, sometimes shocking flick.

Lighten up people, or as a great clown once said..."Why so serious?!"

Wacky and funny as hell

[Valhala90 · 7/10 · 21 October 2018]

Plot wise, not much to say, but then again it isn't about the plot it's about DC humor, or better yet, Harley's humor. To me it was very entertaining. For mature crowd, since it has some "adult humor." All in all a good tribute to the Adam West TV series.

Kind of disappointing

[charissa_hartjes · 6/10 · 17 August 2017]

So I saw the movie yesterday and I've gotta say that I was pretty disappointed. I've been a DC fan for almost 15 years and Harley Quinn is one of my favorite characters. This movie didn't really do her justice. She was constantly on edge and very snappy. Now I understand that this was a different take on her but since it was a Bruce Timm movie I had hoped to see his version of her (gleeful, naughty, goofy and aggressive when needed). I understand that this was aftermath Harley, she's been through a lot and will not let anyone walk over her. I suppose that's realistic. But it wasn't enough for me to truly enjoy the movie. This was because of multiple reasons.

The script writing was meager and kept going from serious to gag. I wasn't sure what this movie wanted to be. It could have been both but it just switched it up too fast and often. The plot was pretty generic and there were a lot of OOC moments for some of the characters. I could have given this movie much more credit but sadly the abrupt and anti-climatic ending made me seal the deal. This movie was okay, not great.

To prevent being a complete sour puss I will add what I did like about the movie. I loved the animation style, it made me feel very nostalgic.Some of the jokes were pretty funny and I did enjoy the fight scenes.There's also a fair amount of easter eggs referring to Adam West his Batman. So should you watch this movie? My answer is yes, because this is just my opinion and you might like it either way ;)

I feel like I got trolled by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm!

[aserpentperplexed · 6/10 · 15 August 2017]

I had a feeling that if they were going to make a movie where "Harley Quinn" is about half of the title, she would steal the show. And I was right! Unfortunately, the show which Harley stole was not not a very good one...

At first I didn't know how to feel about this movie. I grew up on the "Batman the Animated Series" cartoons which this movie spawned from. Those cartoons always took themselves very seriously, and explored themes that were pretty dark and complex for kids shows at the time. However, that show ran in the '90s, and it's 2017 now, and Batman has been pretty thoroughly explored and picked apart on TV and in film since then (see The Lego Batman Movie).

Maybe because of this, I think Paul Dini and Bruce Timm decided they would try a different route than what one might expect from the original cartoons: this movie DOES NOT take itself very seriously. Harley Quinn is good for that, she is making jokes and acting silly throughout. Batman and the main villains take themselves very seriously, but literally no other character in the movie does. About half of the jokes and antics are funny, and the other half fall pretty flat. Comedy was never the original series's strength though, in fact jokes falling flat was the norm. That normally wasn't a problem in the original series though, because the story, mystery, or character development was the focus, not the humor.

In this movie though, the story is pretty generic, there is no mystery, and there aren't very many new or interesting characters to develop. On top of that, the focus of this movie is shifted more onto the humor and to Harley Quinn's various antics, which makes it feel, well... really CAMPY. Honestly though, many of Batman's iterations over the years have been quite campy (RIP Adam West) so I would bet there would be many fans of Batman who would not see this as a problem.

Where it does become a bit of a problem is when some characters act VERY out of character with minimal explanation as to why. Without spoiling anything, one scene in particular has a character act EXTREMELY out of character for what I have to assume is only for the sake of "fan service" (if you see the movie you'll know what scene I'm talking about). Combine this fan service with the campiness and you come away from this film feeling as if you just saw someone's fan fiction brought to life. Admittedly it's not really BAD fan fiction, but it is very AVERAGE fan fiction.

Truthfully, even with all of that I could easily justify giving this movie a 7/10, or maybe even an 8/10 if you really enjoy camp. However, THAT ENDING THOUGH!!?!?! Without spoiling anything, the movie's ending is abrupt, overly silly, and anti- climactic. They really build up a character appearance and an epic fight, but the payoff is instead that the character leaves as soon as they arrive, a silly moment happens, and then the film pulls with a Looney Tunes-esque moment. It felt like suddenly Harley Quinn became the director and directed this final scene. It felt like I was trolled by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm. They might as well have played the movie out to the tune of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up". I knocked two whole points off of my rating just for that ending!

It should also be noted that there are two stingers in the credits: one that happens a few minutes into the credits, and another that happens after they have ended. Both are pretty silly. In addition, after the final stinger, there is a short interview/behind the scenes look in which Bruce and Paul and others are asked about the origins of Harley Quinn, a look at what her real-life sociopathic disorder would be, and just a description of her as a character. It's good, as good as or possibly even better than the movie that came before it... In fact, I added a point back onto my score because it was good. Admittedly it did feel a bit like they were justifying some of the poor decisions being made in this movie (including the fan service one...) but still cool to know!

So overall, it's a very okay movie with some problems, but was still fun to see. 6/10

Mediocre

[carlos37andre · 5/10 · 28 January 2018]

Well, there isn't much to talk about this movie. In fact, it's just a silly but entertaining animation (for the most part), it's far from DC's best, but is far from the worst too.

Although, I think that the movie will have a hard time to find his public, it has some sexual jokes in some parts, so I really don't know if is the best DC animation for kids, but, at the same time, it sounds like a fluffy dumb kid movie for the majority of his runtime, thus I don't think that is for adults too. Anyway, Batman and Harley is over all just a short and "ok" DC animation, will someday show up on the TV, you'll probably see, and may like, or might not.

Other things: The animation isn't great, but is better than some recent DC films (like Son of Batman, or Batman vs Robin). The structure itself is pretty basic, predictable and etc, you basically knows how the film will end (almost). Overall, I get it (kind off), but I really don't like the way that they approach Batman here, he gets his ass kick to almost everyone (so does nightwing), and he does some silly jokes as well.

One of the stranger team up for the Dark Knight!

[mhorg2018 · 7/10 · 12 July 2018]

A funny movie that was worth watching. Harley came into her own once she was out from under the Joker's shadow. Unlike most Batman movies, this one is a little lighter and has a huge humor factor. Definitely worth seeing!

Batman and Harley Quinn: Like a yummy bag of nuts, with some sprouts mixed in

[Platypuschow · 5/10 · 28 October 2017]

With the new mainstream popularity of Harley Quinn it was inevitable they were going to cash in, and with the forthcoming movie coming out were teased a future Quinn/Ivy team up with this animated DC venture.

Immediately I was struck with the inconsistency of the tone, it looks and sounds like the old Batman animated series but blood, swearing and over sexualisation of Quinn was present. But then the opening credits was like a Pink Panther movie, half the sequences were camp comedy and the whole thing felt like the original series on acid.

That's not saying it wasn't watchable, but its like that Family Guy/Simpsons crossover. It was like a Simpsons episode, with blood violence and rape jokes. Something about it just felt wrong.

Batman and Harley Quinn is a Saturday Morning cartoon with content thrown into keep adults entertained and they've been doing that a lot lately. What with Batman sleeping with Batgirl in the huge letdown that was Killing Joke (2016), Deadshot hooking up with Killer Frost in Assault On Arkham (2014) and here we have another such encounter.

Due to the mixed tone I really didn't enjoy this as much as I wanted to. It was like mixing the Adam West series with the Nolan Franchise and blending it with the animated TV show.

The Good:

Great voice work

Nice to see old school Harley Quinn again

The Bad:

Inconsistent tone

Most jokes fall flat

Ridiculous opening credits

I love Batman, but...

[mustang5201 · 6/10 · 15 August 2017]

I've been looking forward to watching this movie for a while now. As a lover of all things Batman, I couldn't wait for this new movie. Unfortunately, I was really disappointed. I didn't expect how campy this movie would be. I thought it was supposed to be along the lines of Batman The animated Series, which was mostly dark. But Batman and Harley Quinn feels like the complete opposite.

To start, a fart joke? Really? Do you see Batman being part of a fart joke? I don't. Then you have 74 minutes and you wasted almost 10 of those minutes singing. Very frustrating. The after credits were also a waste. It wasn't funny or relevant. The fighting at the bar (reminiscent of Adam West, love him), was also out of character for this series.

I wanted to like this movie, and some of it I did like. But it was too campy, and the abrupt ending was the final straw. Give it a watch to form your own opinion though. I'll probably never watch it again. Very disappointing.

A punch in the face for the Batman the Animated Series fans.

[rayners-estevez · 2/10 · 16 August 2017]

OK, the title has "Harley Quinn" on the title...so there is some goofing around to be expected on this animated movie...with that being said...

The Plot: Poison Ivy along with the Floronic Man get together to turn the whole world into "Veggie-people", so Batman needs Harley Quinn for information on how to track Poison Ivy before she can complete her plan. In the process to find her, Nightwing gets captured by Harley Quinn and in a scene taken out of any mature movie, (and despite the previous critics on the sexual scene between Batman and Batgirl on "Batman: The Killing Joke") Harley Quinn goes all 50 shades of Grey on Nightwing, and Nightwing responds as Vin Diesel on XXX. From there the story keeps going down in a landslide, Batman smiles, there are fart jokes, biggest weapon against Poison Ivy is Harley's sad face, Swamp thing makes the dumbest appearance ever.

When Batman the Animated Series started back in 1992 it was praised because it gave the much needed darker tone that the Batman series needed and that was brought by Tim Burton in his Batman film in 1989 and that Bruce Timm was able to bring into the animated series. But now it seems like Bruce Timm simply forgot the show, he just missed every single thing that made the series great.

Instead of giving us a nostalgia with the 90's Series, we get a "Return of the Caped Crusaders" (Which was a great film because it caught the essence of the original show that it was based on, unlike this one) disguised as Batman the 90's Animated Series, all the way down to the onomatopoeias. Batman has Vitamin B on his utility belt...Yes, Vitamin B, and Batman even uses the phrase: "God Help Us"...I don't think that Batman has ever mention God in the almighty kinda way.

The Animation: Where to start? LAZY animation, no respect for perspective, dimensions, colors, cutscenes, is like each animator was doing his own thing...and then they just force paste it together. There are dozens of animation errors in the first 10 minutes of the movie.

The Voice Cast: For the few people that doesn't know it, Harley Quinn was created exclusively for Batman the Animated Series, she didn't exist in Batman Comics. Harley Quinn Character was created around Arleen Sorkin...now, for some God knows reason, they go ahead and cast Melissa Rauch, GREAT for her character in The Big Bang Theory...but i couldn't attach her voice with the Harley Quinn character, MAIN character of this movie...and you didn't get the one thing that made the character great..."good Job" Warner Bros.

Kevin Conroy does as always a great voice acting...but the inconsistency of the Batman Character on this film's script..doesn't helps.

If You're a fan of the DC animated movies...you must have noticed the terrible job they have been doing since Batman: The Killing Joke, I have no idea what is their plan...is just getting worse and worse...next in the line is the upcoming movie of "Gotham by Gaslight", after what i've seen i won't keep my hopes up.

If You, like me, have a special place in your heart, like me, for Batman the Animated Series from the 90's Do yourself a favor and don't watch whatever this movie is supposed to be.

Warner Bros. Get your things together or stop doing DC animated movies..and if you're going to continue this way..."God Help Us".

I loved it!

[agentk-77301 · 10/10 · 1 December 2017]

Watch it if you want to laugh and see batman a little bit goofier than usual.

I understand why the movie rubs some people in the wrong way, but I absolutely love it. It has a nice combination of comedy (which turned people off) & deep moments. Comedy: Batman acting more human and funnier than usual Depth: The scene at Harley's place, when they talked about her... "Job". Comedy: The kiss at the end Depth: Green team's ideology and speeches.

And so on.

This was a unique heartwarming experience. Yeah, this movie is definitely not an objective 10\10 kind of film, but I absolutely loved every moment of it.

Mostly fun but some weird unnecessary bits that dragged

[nurikochan · 6/10 · 2 August 2020]

The opening credits make it obvious it's going to be a lighthearted animation, but it is a bit silly. The tone of the movie was inconsistent and felt disjointed. As a result, you can't take the dramatic scenes very seriously, and most of the humourous stuff is out of character.

The best part was definitely the Nightwing and Harley scenes, and when Batman finds them. Another plus is Kevin Michael Richardson's voice acting - excellent, as usual.

An overly long music and dance scene was a bit ridiculous, but not as ridiculous as the ending itself.

Overall a refreshing break from the doom and gloom of the other animated movies leading up to and following this movie. Not the worst, but not the best either.

Ugh.

[ednick · 1/10 · 29 August 2017]

While the voice acting was great, nothing else was even meh about this.

If they wanted to make a Harley movie, they should have made a good one. Harley Vs Ivy with Batman and "Night-wig" along for the ride was a great idea in theory but poorly poorly poorly executed. Just another cash grab capitalizing on Harley's popularity.

Thin plot, terrible jokes, characters lacked depth, tried way too hard to be zany. This is the Batman Universe, not Family Guy.

Even as a B-movie parody, it's still terrible. Nothing clever about how any of it was done. Wasted opportunity.

This made Teen Titans Go! look like Shakespeare.

A Good fun film

[alindsayal · 7/10 · 16 December 2021]

So with Birds Of Prey finally with us tomorrow I decided to do some late revision and watch the Animated Film Batman & Harley Quinn from a few years ago and this is my review for it. The premise of the film sees Batman & Nightwing forced into teaming up Harley Quinn in order to stop Poison Ivy and The Floronic Man from turning everyone in the world into nature.

Main Character For me possibly the most iconic portrayal of Batman has to be this one, Kevin Conroy as the voice of Batman takes me back to my childhood and to the excellent Arkham games that have come out over the last decade. He has the perfect voice for the caped crusader and for me this is one of the best versions of the character ever, he nails the brooding nature of Batman but has a little bit of fun in the role to allow a more complete performance as Batman. Melissa Rauch voices Harley Quinn in this film and she does a really good job, this was the only time that she voiced the character but I thought she delivered a fun take on the Harley Quinn character, there is some depth there and she has some really funny lines in the film that make you like her as she isn't the most evil version of the character and is a pretty easy character to root for given the circumstances.

Supporting Characters Paget Brewster voices Poison Ivy in the film and I have always liked the animated version of Ivy as I feel like it is given some real depth and even though she clearly isn't the most likeable of characters the film does a good job of selling her point of view and making you kind of understand why she does the things that she does. Kevin Michael Richardson plays The Floronic Man and I have to admit this is a character I know nothing about from the comics but he played the role well as the hulking henchman but he also had some depth to his motivations and I thought him and Ivy were a good pairing as the antagonists in this film. It is a bit unfair that this film isn't called Batman, Nightwing & Harley Quinn as Loren Lester & Nightwing is along for the journey the entire film and he fills his role well, I thought the trio bounced off each other very well and were fun to watch.

Story I thought as mentioned the concept of Batman & Nightwing having to work with Harley Quinn is an interesting one and I thought they did a good job of really showing the difference between the two heroes and Quinn. Also as mentioned I felt the villains had decent motivations and I liked how they fit in the history between Harley & Ivy in the film. However, my biggest negative of this film is the ending, the last 5 minutes are utter nonsense and include an incredibly pointless cameo that seems to be just there as a bit of fan service. Also it is just how abrupt the ending is, I felt like I was expecting at least another 10 minutes but no the film just ended and I really wasn't satisfied with the ending.

Script This film has some good drama in it, especially between Harley & Ivy to make you care about their friendship and relationship and also some good lines from Batman. The humour is a bit of a mixed bag for me, some of it worked and did make me laugh but they also resorted with some childish humour which makes no sense as this film is definitley not aimed for kids.

Style I thought that the more mature tone taken for this film was a good decision, with a character like Harley Quinn as one of the leads it made sense for this film to have a bit more adult content in it, also all the action scenes were well handled and felt exciting to watch. But I can't stop thinking about the pacing of the film and how it just ends abruptly and doesn't really answer any of the questions from the film.

Overall Overall this is a fun easy to watch film that is just over an hour long so won't take up too much of your time. If you are a fan of Batman The Animated Series then you will probably like this film, just be prepared that it doesn't provide the payoff like that epic show did.

Rating - 7/10.

A comedic take on a DC animated film!

[axmufc · 16 May 2021]

First things first, DO NOT take this film seriously, it doesn't take itself seriously so neither should you. Just go into it with an open mind and expect some laughs! It had me smiling through most of it, I thought it was a bit of a feel good film. It's like marmite, you'll either love it or you'll hate it. Give it a try!

Not For Everyone

[hansoloslovechild · 7/10 · 21 August 2017]

Your going to enjoy or hate this simple as that, i personally loved it, found it very entertaining and geared to a more adult audience which i must say is very welcomed.

I gave it a 7.5 out of 10, but its not going to be to every ones taste.

I wish they made Batman sing!!!!

They've gotta be messing with us, right?

[DanJensenMovieTalk · 1/10 · 22 August 2017]

I paid twenty bucks to see this movie in the cinema. Twenty bucks to watch Harley Quinn farting in the Batmobile and Batman telling Nightwing it "smells like discipline." I'm serious. The movie was bad enough before that with Harley complaining about being treated like a sex object only to then have her way with Nightwing tied to her bed, but the fart scene was as much as I could take. Yes, I endured the rest of this in order to review it but nothing could save it by then. Poor writing, too many convenient plot devices and a really lazy ending. Plus a post-credit sequence that went for 3.5 minutes and had zero relevance to the actual plot of the movie! I really hope this isn't the direction the DC animated universe is heading, because if that's the case I'm done with it.

What if Batman the animated series was a raunchy comedy?

[Brevin_Campbell · 7/10 · 21 August 2017]

So when I went into this movie I was already going in with the expectation to pretty much despise it. I didn't like the Killing Joke and my faith in Bruce Timm was really beginning to weaken. So it comes as a shock to me when I did finally watch it that I kinda had fun with this.

No this is not the serious return to the world of Batman the animated series I wanted, but instead this feels more like a what if scenario. This movie is a comedy through and through. And it watches as one. It takes a minute for it to click though that you are really watching one and if you don't see it as one your probably going to call it a guilty pleasure. The film is riddled with nothing but dick jokes and crude and unusual humor too. Not all the jokes really hit, but the few that do really work.

I also must speak about the voice cast in this movie. And more specifically I want to talk about Harley Quinn's va known as Melissa Raunch whose entire casting should have signaled that this wasn't a movie to take seriously. Melissa gives a very fun performance in the movie and one that if she wasn't the voice I don't think this movie could of worked as well. She made the movie a lot more enjoyable for me. There is this song in the movie Harley has to sing and it really is just amazing and was probably my favorite part of the entire movie.

In fact the entire bar scene in the film was just amazing to watch. I t really was probably my favorite part of the film and was really when the film started to click with me.

I also couldn't not talk about this film without talking about the Nightwing x Harley scene. If Im being completely honest this scene worked for me weirdly enough. I thought it made sense for each of these characters and the situation they were in at the time. And it really just added on a new layer to the film as a whole.

Much like any comedy the plot is really just a background layer that is just there to keep things moving and doesn't have any real substance beyond that fact.

Overall this film really was a bit of a pleasant surprise. Was it silly? Yea. Was it kinda dumb? Yea. But I had defiantly had some fun with it which I didn't expect too.

Just plain bad

[timbrown257 · 1/10 · 23 August 2017]

Without a doubt this is the worst DC animated movie made. It frankly is so bad I am confident that it is also the worst DC animated movie that will EVER be made.

This movie cannot decide if it wants to be a continuation of the Batman Animated Series or a goofball comedy. It absolutely fails at both. First the whole premise of the movie is bad. The characters don't ring true, despite having Kevin Conroy and Loren Lester returning in their roles as Batman and Nightwing. The jokes are not funny and frankly badly executed.

Without a spoiler the ending actually comes across as a "F*ck you" to the audience who sat through this train wreck of a movie.

I have watched ALL the DC Animated movies that have been released. Some I loved, some I liked, and some I didn't enjoy or thought were very good. But with this movie, I actually feel that I am owed an apology for wasting my time and money.

This could not have been worse.

This is 80's Batman ...

[incredible_jai007 · 6/10 · 15 August 2017]

This is about 80's Batman ...But this was fun

With Harley singing and NightWings dance,.. with Batman's- bring it on guys!!

Batman is little humane here ! I always like him serious

Still..!! Go on people,.. you might enjoy it more then i did

Cheers!!!! :)

Who let them direct this?

[alexandre-jouan · 2/10 · 18 October 2019]

I'm torn with this movie.

On one hand nostalgia wants me to like it as in brings back good memories. The animation is good and true to the original animated series and the voice acting is mostly on point.

On the other hand there's so much wrong with this movie...

I have no idea who this movie was made for as it includes mature content such as violence and sexuality but also fart jokes... yup... fart jokes and a lot of stupid moments that belong in a family guy episode, not a Batman movie.

It's too wonder if the director ever saw an episode of the animated series.

I loved Batman and Harley Quinn

[GreenLanthorn · 10/10 · 22 May 2018]

I don't understand the low rating?

Batman and Harley Quinn was fun, sexy, and very entertaining to watch. I really liked Melissa Rauch as Harley Quinn, and I really like it when she tied up Nightwing and seduces him. The story and plot are easy to follow along. Harley working alongside Batman and Nightwing is a great touch, and I wonder if Nightwing and Harley will continue to be friends with benefits as long as she stays on her meds? It seems Batman just doesn't trust or thinks Harley is sane enough to make it a permanent relationship. I don't really know what's going to happen, I'm new to the Batman DVD's and haven't really been interested in them until lately.

Trying to bring homage to The Animated Series... hit and MISS

[alexjidic · 6/10 · 16 August 2017]

As if Batman-Batgirl relationship wasn't t strange enough... writers decided that Nightwing-Harley would be a good follow up. The plot is thin and predictable. The search for Harley at the beginning of the movie makes little to no sense. It s a shame the movie is rather boring considering it tries to bring homage the The Animated Series but the cheesy one-liners don t help in that regard. Watch this movie only if you want to see Kevin Conroy be awesome but lower you expectations regarding everything else.

Parody

[tyfyh-89363 · 2/10 · 5 September 2017]

What.. the heck.. did I just watch? This is just a parody of Batman. Sure it has Kevin Conroy, but the character of Batman is not the same. WB is getting pop. Not popular, sadly. More vulgar, erotic, toilet jokes, less detective and more comic like. IS THIS REALLY BATMAN??? I am sad I have watched this :(

Think of this Film From Her Persepective...

[elipsenbarnick · 6/10 · 31 July 2019]

This is not a good film, but it is very enjoyable. Just turn your brain off and dont think about the fact that this film is taking a dump on Batman as a character. This is Harley Quinn's movie, so think of this as her perspective of life.

If you do this, you will likely enjoy it (atleast just a little bit).